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YARD Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Est. 1828 Dictionary Definition noun (1) adjective verb noun (2) noun 4 noun (1) adjective verb noun (2) Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Phrases Containing Rhymes Entries Near Related Articles Cite this Entry Citation Kids Definition Kids More from M-W Show more Show more Citation Kids More from M-W Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In yard 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈyärd Synonyms of yard 1 a : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court b : the grounds of a building or group of buildings 2 : the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass 3 a : an enclosure for livestock (such as poultry) b (1) : an area with its buildings and facilities set aside for a particular business or activity (2) : an assembly or storage area (as for dry-docked boats) c : a system of tracks for storage and maintenance of cars and making up trains 4 : a locality in a forest where deer herd in winter yard 2 of 4 adjective 1 : of, relating to, or employed in the yard surrounding a building yard light 2 : of, relating to, or employed in a railroad yard a yard engine yard 3 of 4 verb yarded ; yarding ; yards transitive verb 1 : to drive into or confine in a restricted area : herd , pen 2 : to deliver to or store in a yard intransitive verb : to congregate in or as if in a yard yard 4 of 4 noun (2) 1 : any of various units of measure: such as a : a unit of length equal in the U.S. to 0.9144 meter see Weights and Measures Table b : a unit of volume equal to a cubic yard 2 a : a great length or quantity remembered yards of facts and figures b slang : one hundred dollars 3 : a long spar tapered toward the ends to support and spread the head of a square sail, lateen, or lugsail 4 : a slender glass about three feet tall having a flared opening and a bulbous bottom also : the amount it contains a yard of ale see also: the whole nine yards Synonyms of yard Relevance Noun (1) courtyard patio enclosure quadrangle Noun (2) ton dozen loads plenty pile chunk deal quantity slew bunch lot stack See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of yard in a Sentence Noun (1) inmates are allowed an hour of exercise in the prison's inner yard we're looking for a house with a big yard Noun (2) a composer who produced yards of gorgeous music over the course of a long career Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. 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Noun Receivers also gave him better targets from last week, especially KJ Hamler, who returned to the lineup after missing two games with a hamstring injury to catch 8 balls for 113 yards and a touchdown. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2026 Running back Anthony Woods was a standout on the white team, scoring the first touchdown of the game on a six- yard run and going for multiple big gains early. — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2026 Verb Packed into a small, makeshift press conference room just yards away from fans filtering along the brick concourse of Notre Dame Stadium, head coach Spencer Danielson fielded questions about the Boise State offense and, in particular, his quarterback. — Idaho Statesman , 7 Oct. 2025 These genius display ideas, from simple to elaborate, will make your Halloween yard the envy of the neighborhood. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yard Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English yerd, going back to Old English geard "fence, enclosure, dwelling, home, district, country," going back to Germanic *garđa- (whence also Old Saxon gard "garden, dwelling, world," Middle Dutch gaert "garden, yard," Old High German gart "enclosure, circle, enclosed piece of property," Old Norse garðr "enclosure, courtyard," Gothic gards (i-stem) "house, household, courtyard"; from an n-stem *garđan- : Old Frisian garda "family property, courtyard," Old Saxon gardo "garden," Old High German garto ), perhaps (if from *ghortós ) going back to Indo-European *ghortos "enclosure," whence also Old Irish gort "arable or pasture field," Welsh garth "field, enclosure, fold," Breton garz "hedge," Latin hortus "garden," Greek chórtos "farmyard, pasturage" Note: The above is only one possible account of this somewhat problematic etymon. If not from a Verner's Law variant of a putative stem *ghor-to-, the Germanic word could go back to *ghordho-, which would correspond to Slavic *gordŭ (Old Church Slavic gradŭ "town, garden, yard," Russian górod "city," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian grâd ) and Lithuanian gar͂das "pen, fold." The Slavic and Baltic words have, alternatively, been taken as loans from Germanic. This explanation would not, however, cover Albanian gardh "fence, wattled partition," or, more crucially, Sanskrit gṛháḥ "house," if it goes back to *ghr̥dhos, a zero-grade derivative. The Germanic etymon has traditionally been connected with a hypothetical verb base *ǵher- "grasp, enclose," seen in Sanskrit harati "(s/he) takes, fetches, bears," jahrur "were fetched," though the Albanian, Balto-Slavic and Sanskrit words do not show a palatovelar. A palatovelar is evidenced, however, in a group of semantically related words: Lithuanian žárdas "rack for drying grain, flax or pease, cattle hurdle," ža͂rdis "fenced pasture," Old Prussian sardis "fence," regional Russian zoród, zaród "stack of hay or grain sheaves, enclosure around a stack." Also associated with Germanic *garđa- is a strong verb *gerđan- hypothetically evidenced by Gothic *-gairdan (attested only as the past participle bigaurdans, translating Greek perizōsámenos "girding oneself") and a weak verb *gurdjan- with zero grade—see gird entry 1 , girdle entry 1 , girth entry 1 . Noun (2) Middle English yerd, yerde "stick, pole, rod, spar supporting a sail, unit of measure," going back to Old English gierd "stick, rod," going back to Germanic *gazdjō (whence Old Frisian ierde "stick," Old Saxon gerdia , Old High German gerta ), derivative of *gazda- "stick, rod" (whence Old High German gart "stick," Old Norse gaddr "goad, spike," Gothic gazds "sting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *ghazdh- "stick, something pointed" (whence Latin hasta "spear," Middle Irish gat "withe, osier," probably also gas "shoot, twig"), probably a loanword from an unknown source First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1758, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (2) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of yard was before the 12th century See more words from the same century Phrases Containing yard cloth yard front yard main yard navy yard timber yard yard goods yard grass yard line yard - long bean yard sale yard work Rhymes for yard bard barred card chard charred guard hard jarred lard marred nard scarred See All Rhymes for yard Browse Nearby Words Yarborough yard yardage See all Nearby Words Articles Related to yard Obscure Units of Measurement Quiz Do you know these uncommon units of measurement? Learning them could enrich your life immeasurably. Cite this Entry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yard. Accessed 6 May. 2026. Copy Citation Kids Definition yard 1 of 2 noun ˈyärd 1 a : a small often enclosed area open to the sky and next to a building b : the grounds of a building (as the grassy area around a house) 2 a : an enclosure for livestock b : an area with its buildings and equipment set aside for a particular activity a navy yard c : a system of railroad tracks for keeping and repairing cars yard 2 of 2 noun 1 : any of various units of measure especially : a unit of length equal in the U.S. to 0.9144 meter see measure 2 : a long pole tapered toward the ends that supports and spreads the top of a sail Etymology Noun Old English geard "an enclosed space, yard" Noun Old English gierd "twig, measure" More from Merriam-Webster on yard Nglish: Translation of yard for Spanish Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about yard Last Updated: 4 May 2026 - Updated example sentences Love words? Need even more definitions? 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